The Yemeni Women Union condemned today the religious decree issued by the religious scholars about quota system.
The YWU accused the religious scholars who issued that decree of defaming the women and offending their honor, dignity and decency.
The YWU mentioned some Quranic verses in support of their viewpoint. Allah says “Those who persecute or draw into temptation, the believers men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the penalty of hell".
The YWU said the statement of the religious scholars is reducing the value and importance of the great role of women in building the society.The statement added that everything in this booklet is contradicting with Islam which gives women absolute equality with men, said the statement denying any superiority for men over women citing from Quran “Mankind, we created you from a single (pair) of a male and female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other, verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you and Allah has full knowledge and is well-acquainted."
"The women quota contradicts with our religion," said the fatwa in the booklet. "Women racing to get out of the houses and be mixed with men in the places of work showing their beauty for all men, will lead to non-marriage relations, relations of lovers, and continuation of these relations will make the society drop to sexual chaos, loss of the decency, spread of adultery and illegal kids," the booklet said. "We are with the equality of religious responsibilities of men and women, but we are not with the equality of employment of the roles of men and women," said the scholars.